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October 7, 2025
State revokes police license for ex-S.F. officer who sent racist, homophobic texts
Michael Celis was one of several San Francisco police officers caught up in a racist texting scandal that exploded into public view in 2015....
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October 7, 2025
San Mateo sheriff: Woman who died in Bay Area jail was given fentanyl
San Mateo County sheriff’s officials are investigating the in-custody death of a 31-year-old last week as a homicide, spokespeople said Tues...
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October 7, 2025
A mega earthquake in Pacific Northwest could trigger shaking along the entire West Coast, study finds
A megaquake in the Pacific Northwest could trigger a large earthquake along California’s San Andreas fault, creating an unprecedented catast...
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October 7, 2025
Warriors to experiment with rotation, second unit against Trail Blazers
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr plans on mixing and matching against the Trail Blazers in Wednesday’s exhibition game to see wha...
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October 7, 2025
Lowell High School evacuated amid possible bomb threat
An alert sent by San Francisco Unified School District officials indicated the evacuation was prompted by a bomb threat.
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October 7, 2025
Journey keyboardist honors slain activist Charlie Kirk with new song
Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain is paying tribute to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk with a new solo single to honor Kirk’s legac...
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October 7, 2025
General manager of legendary S.F. strip club shot dead
Mark Calcagni, the general manager of the Condor Club in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood, was found dead 350 feet from his Santa R...
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October 7, 2025
Newsom signs bill targeting antisemitic speech in California classrooms
AB715, which takes effect next year, creates a state Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator’s Office to investigate claims of prejudice and ini...
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October 7, 2025
Mask mandates return in parts of the Bay Area as virus season nears
The orders apply to medical staff — and in some areas, visitors — through the spring respiratory virus season.
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October 7, 2025
Three arrested in suspicion of running sex trafficking ring with staff at San Jose hotel
Three people were arrested in connection with an alleged illicit sex trafficking operation at a San Jose hotel. Detectives executed a search...
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October 7, 2025
Why Kyle Shanahan is the MVP of the 49ers’ season so far
The San Francisco 49ers have been at risk of seeing their season derailed by injuries. But head coach Kyle Shanahan has done a remarkable jo...
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October 7, 2025
Flight chaos in Los Angeles could be an omen for Bay Area airports as shutdown continues
A disruption that paralyzed an airport in Los Angeles for hours could be an omen for the Bay Area, where aviation hubs of all sizes could be...
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October 7, 2025
Exclusive, $2K-a-night Bay Area wellness resort announces abrupt closure
Canyon Ranch Woodside, a luxury Michelin-rated wellness resort on the Peninsula, will close to guests in late October at the request of the...
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October 7, 2025
SAP cuts dozens of Bay Area jobs as part of new layoff strategy
The layoffs are part of a shift toward steady, smaller job reductions that CFO Dominik Asam described as “like brushing your teeth.”
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October 7, 2025
Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown
President Donald Trump’s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown. That would be a reversal...
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October 7, 2025
Driver strikes 3 pedestrians in S.F., police say
Three people were struck by a vehicle in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood, police said. One of the pedestrians was taken to a ho...
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October 7, 2025
Taylor Swift reveals the real reason she’s not doing the Super Bowl halftime show
Taylor Swift shut down rumors about turning down the Super Bowl halftime show, telling The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon she was never offi...
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October 7, 2025
Kaiser Permanente workers plan massive strike across California next week
Major Kaiser hospitals, including in Oakland, San Francisco, Walnut Creek and San Jose, could see walkouts during the five-day strike by ten...
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October 7, 2025
Trump lashes out at NFL over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show: ‘It’s crazy’
His comments come amid conservative backlash and remarks from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem suggesting ICE agents would monitor th...
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October 7, 2025
Conservative SCOTUS justices signal openness to allowing conversion therapy
While professional groups oppose conversion therapy, Justice Samuel Alito asked whether the medical profession had been “politicized, taken...
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October 7, 2025
San Mateo supervisors clear major hurdle in effort to oust embattled sheriff
An independent hearing officer found multiple causes to fire the embattled San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, clearing a major hurdl...
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October 7, 2025
Top TikTok creator is generating Grammy buzz. Find out why at her S.F. show
Addison Rae is scheduled to perform at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium this month.
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October 7, 2025
Bondi defends herself against Democratic criticism that she's weaponized the Justice Department
Attorney General Pam Bondi is defending herself at a congressional hearing against Democratic criticism she weaponized the Justice Departmen...
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October 7, 2025
S.F. rent surge is outpacing every big U.S. city. Here’s what’s driving the increase
San Francisco rentals are leasing faster and pricing higher than they have at any point since the pandemic.
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October 7, 2025
Exclusive: S.F. sheriff cleared way to rehire friend who lied in ‘Shrimp Boy’ case
Sgt. Michael Kim’s alleged misconduct was deemed so serious that California may soon bar him from wearing a badge.
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October 7, 2025
San Francisco may top 80 degrees again. Here’s when the cooldown begins
Expect one last burst of warmth Tuesday before the marine layer rebuilds and drops temperatures into the 60s by Wednesday.
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October 7, 2025
CalGuard troops stuck in limbo as Trump seeks to weaponize them against other states
As President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom battle in court over what the soldiers can and cannot do, the service members are caught in...
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October 7, 2025
Re-introducing our Instagram for all things Bay Area food
We’ve been quietly building our food video efforts on Instagram.
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October 7, 2025
Inside Chez Panisse’s plans for its controversial Berkeley expansion
One of California’s most famous restaurants is expanding, despite plans sparking protests and controversy in 2022.
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October 7, 2025
By going low with Prop 50, California’s Democrats deserve what’s coming for them
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Chronicle readers comment on Proposition 50, rodent infestations, aid to Gaza, Frank Somerville and Gov. Gavin Newsom...
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October 7, 2025
My brother killed a man in 2016. California still hasn’t given him a trial
OPINION: “If California lets a violent case drag nearly a decade, what message does that send to anyone who believes in fairness?” Lance Jus...
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October 7, 2025
California’s nursing shortage is getting worse. Front-line workers blame management
California nursing shortage will worsen by 2033, with 61,000 fewer RNs projected as burnout and high costs strain patient care.
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October 7, 2025
Helicopter crashes onto Sacramento freeway
The flight appeared to have taken off from UC Davis Medical Center, according to a flight tracking app.
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October 7, 2025
Berkeley grad’s chicken ‘rescue’ trial begins in Sonoma County with question of intent vs. crime
Zoe Rosenberg, a 23-year-old recent UC Berkeley grad, faces up to 5½ years in prison for taking four chickens valued at around $24 from a Pe...
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October 7, 2025
New ‘Jeopardy!’ winner shares mission to save East Bay theater
San Francisco marketing specialist TJ Fisher gave the Albany Twin Theater a special shout out during his third consecutive “Jeopardy!” game.
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October 7, 2025
Newsom says he'll pull California from governors group if it won't condemn Trump deployments
Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote to the National Governors Association that if the group can’t unite to condemn President Donald Trump’s actions, he...
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October 6, 2025
Robin Williams’ daughter condemns ‘gross’ AI recreations of her late father
In a series of Instagram posts, the filmmaker called the digital imitations “gross” and “not what he’d want,” urging fans to stop circulatin...
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October 6, 2025
PG&E outage: Nearly 7,000 customers in Oakland without power as temperatures rise
Thousands were without power in East Oakland following a Pacific Gas and Electric outage.
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October 6, 2025
Oakland police investigate separate homicides after victims in shooting, assault die
The victims died at a hospital Friday, days after the incidents that occurred on Sept. 25 and 27.
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October 6, 2025
‘It’s a whopper’: Disease ripping through California sea lions in record numbers
The outbreak, which has been particularly concentrated in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, comes as federal funding for sea lion research h...
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October 6, 2025
Napa woman identified 12 years after skull found in NorCal canal
A woman whose skull was found in Redding in 2013 was recently identified as Velma Louise Silva Lee, of Napa.
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October 6, 2025
‘It hurt bad’: Guy Fieri on losing $1 million in tequila to a targeted heist
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri said thieves stole two trucks carrying $1 million in Santo Spirits tequila, a brand he co-founded with Sammy Hagar.
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October 6, 2025
The fight for sober homeless housing in S.F. isn’t over. Here’s the next step
Supervisor Matt Dorsey on Tuesday is expected to introduce proposals to help San Francisco open sober housing sites for the formerly homeles...
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October 6, 2025
Why the Giants should stick with Bay Area sports success and hire a newbie
From Bill Walsh and John Madden to Steve Kerr and Al Attles, Bay Area sports has seen most of its greatest teams led by first-time managers...
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October 6, 2025
Mac Jones is balling and Brock Purdy is hurt, but there is no 49ers QB controversy
It might seem like the San Francisco 49ers have a choice between Brock Purdy and Mac Jones, but money talks and the team’s investment in Pur...
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October 6, 2025
Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputy chasing street racers crashes into passing driver
A driver sustained major injuries after being hit by a Sonoma County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle in pursuit of two other cars allegedly involve...
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October 6, 2025
Trump turns on his own judicial appointee, who blocked his Oregon troop deployment
The judge in the Oregon National Guard case is a Republican with a background that would appear ideal for a conservative presidential appoin...
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October 6, 2025
Union Square building sells for startling sum, hints at further rebound for S.F. luxury district
The sale of the 38,000-square-foot boutique office building where luxury consignment retailer The RealReal shuttered in 2023 signals fresh c...
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October 6, 2025
First look inside S.F.’s new — and only — Nordstrom, which won’t sell merchandise
The only items on sale in the store will be the pieces in a rotating art gallery from San Francisco artists, Nordstrom said.
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October 6, 2025